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Aug 31, 2012 at 12:01 AMAug 31, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Hotels at Grand Prairie Soccer Classic

What: Bradley soccer tournament.
Where: Shea Stadium.
Schedule: Friday — Nebraska-Omaha (1-0-0) vs. Mercer (0-2-0), 4:30 p.m.; Hartwick (0-1-0) vs. Bradley (1-1-0), 7 p.m. Sunday — Hartwick vs. Mercer, 12 p.m.; Nebraska-Omaha vs. Bradley, 2:30 p.m.
Series: BU’s first-time meeting against both Hartwick and Nebraska-Omaha.
What to watch: The Braves will be trying to win their first Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic title. BU finished third last year and second in 2010. The Braves and Evansville both went 2-0-0 in 2009. The Aces won based on a better goal differential. ... Senior forward Jochen Graf scored all three of BU’s goals last weekend. ... The Braves are 13-4-1 all-time in the month of August. ... Hartwick, 5-6-5 last season, dropped its season opener on the road to St. Joseph’s, 2-1, in overtime. The Hawks, out of the Mid-American Conference, have played in 23 NCAA tournaments, winning the 1977 national title. ... Nebraska-Omaha is in its second year of Division I competition. The Mavericks went 1-11-1 last year but are coming off a 4-0 home win against Bellevue. UNO coach is former Creighton assistant Jason Mims. Two former Bluejays, Tim Walters and Brian Holt, are assistants for the Mavs.
Tickets: Adults $6, seniors and children K-12th grade $3. Bradley students, faculty and staff, with valid ID, and active military and their immediate families free.
Promotions: The first 1,000 fans will receive free thunder sticks at both weekend games. ... Postgame autograph session with Bradley players following Sunday’s match against UNO.

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